Heroes & Legends

Heroes & Legends

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From Greek myths to swashbuckling legends and galactic cowboys, stories of heroic feats and legendary tales have inspired and seduced composers for centuries. Here, we take a look at some of the best examples of heroes and heroines depicted in music.

Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan in C Minor, Op.  62
Overture "Coriolan", Op. 62
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, Op. 35
I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
Leopold Stokowski, London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Gruenberg
Philip Glass
Symphony No. 4 "Heroes"
II. Abdul Majid
American Composers Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies
Miklós Rózsa
Ben-Hur
Parade Of The Charioteers (From "Ben Hur")
Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Richard Wagner
Die Götterdämmerung, WWV86D · “Twilight of the Gods”
Trauermarsch (Edit / Remastered 2022)
Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti
Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190
I. Der Held (Live)
Mariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
John Williams
Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope
A New Hope")
Vienna Philharmonic, John Williams
Korngold: The Sea Hawk - Suite
I. Main Title
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Gioachino Rossini
Guillaume Tell, “William Tell”
Act I, Overture
Riccardo Chailly, National Philharmonic Orchestra
Frédéric Chopin
Polonaise No. 6 in A‑Flat Major, Op.  53, B.  147 · “Héroique”
Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 "Héroïque"
Jean-Paul Gasparian
Howard Hanson
The Lament for Beowulf, Op. 25
The Lament for Beowulf
Seattle Symphony Chorale, Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony
Camille Saint-Saëns
La jeunesse d'Hercule in E‑Flat Major, Op. 50
La jeunesse d'Hercule, Op. 50, R. 172
Jun Märkl, Orchestre National de Lille
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Fight, Victory and Epilogue
Rumon Gamba, BBC Philharmonic
John Williams
Hook
The Flight to Neverland (From "Hook")
John Williams, Vienna Philharmonic
Robert Schumann
Overture to Shakespeare's Julius Cäsar in F Minor, Op.  128
Overture to Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Op. 128
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Heinz Holliger
Johann Adolpf Hasse
Marc'Antonio e Cleopatra
Morte col fiero aspetto (Aria)
Regula Mühlemann, Robin Peter Müller, La Folia Barockorchester
Alexander Scriabin
Prometheus, The Poem of Fire in F‑Sharp Major, Op. 60 · “Symphony No. 5”
Promethee - Le Poeme Du Feu the Poem of Fire
Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado, Achim Zimmermann, Martha Argerich, Berliner Singakademie
Ludwig van Beethoven
Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op.  43, Hess. 90 · “The Creatures of Prometheus”
Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E‑Flat Major, Op.  55 · “Eroica Symphony”
I. Allegro con brio
Munich Philharmonic, Sergiu Celibidache
Claude Debussy
Berceuse héroïque, L.  132, CD 140, L.  132a, CD 140a
Pour piano. Modéré (sans lenteur)
Tanguy de Williencourt
Jean Sibelius
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22
III. The Swan of Tuonela
Leopold Stokowski, National Philharmonic Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio, Op.  72
No. 11 Introduktion und Arie. Gott! Welch' Dunkel hier! (Florestan)
Jon Villars, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

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